John Mica

I view her as a true valuable partner, along with the others that are here today.

I believe if he were truly committed to high speed rail he would start here in the Northeast Corridor.

Our competition in the world is doing it. We need to keep up with the competition.

Unfortunately, the United States is far behind the curve.

It's a great success story, when it comes to passenger rail in United States.

The American Society of Civil Engineers says we need $2.2 trillion just to keep the American infrastructure in fair condition.

We need this kind of equipment, but it can be done the right way. TSA could screw up a two-car funeral.

I support the technology, but with caveats.

I was actually quite shocked when I found out just this week that what they have deployed doesn't have a filter on it.

I'm concerned about the pat-downs and the scanners, that the pat-downs are overly intrusive.

It needs to be trimmed and tamed.

TSA, in my opinion, is out of control.

I am sad that we don't have an FAA reauthorization bill here. I am pleased that my legislation, which I crafted back in 2003 or 2004 and which expired in 2007, I believe--some 3 years ago--may be on its 15th extension this week. I knew I…

I understand that there has been identified a minor technical glitch in the legislation as it came from the other body. However, here they have acted with due diligence and great speed and, in that speed, have made a minor technical error…

I believe this particular legislation just deals with this spill. I would have hoped that we could have modified this so that, in the future, we wouldn't have to come back on an individual-spill basis to do what we are doing here today.

I am here today, Mr. Speaker and my colleagues, and folks, you haven't tuned in here to the comedy hour. In fact, it is almost sort of a sad time. It almost seems like a bit of a sad comedy that we are back here for the 15th time extending…

I have to oppose the rule, and reluctantly I'm going to oppose the bill. Many people, because I'm the Republican leader of the Transportation Committee, have asked me how I'm going to vote on the final bill and final passage, and it's a…

How can somebody realistically say adding a teapot museum or a bridge to nowhere is the most important thing that we do?

This program would spend out at only 2.4 percent. They were dead wrong; it spent out at 64 percent.

Well, we look forward to working with you both and getting the money out, getting people working, and then making certain that the money that we spend goes on good projects that are spent with the best interest of the taxpayer in mind.

We wanted to do $120 billion to $150 billion, and we could have done it.

Tomorrow, I am told that the unemployment figures for the Nation might reach 9.8 percent.

This is the first time I ever remember, in my legislative career, a short 17 years, 18 years, of not having that done.

I would like to do a lot more in expediting the red tape and the hoops and all the delays like the bridge in Minneapolis.

Not all by what we put in the legislation. We wanted good reporting and be good stewards of the taxpayers' money.